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Local brings up recycling milestone

JUST three days before the Victorian Container Deposit Scheme's first anniversary, Stratford local Prue Dean dropped off a load of containers at Sale's Tambo...

Apprentices from TAFE Gippsland up for nationals

TAFE Gippsland has a total of 16 students, including five who are apprentices at Wellington Shire-based businesses, selected for the 2025 WorldSkills Australia Nationals...

Red Knights collect donated soft toys made by Fulham prisoners

Men learning textiles skills while in custody at Fulham Correctional Centre have created 80 soft toys to be donated to charities and gifted to...

Party in the carpark for GippyFest III

Big crowds, dancing, food trucks, drinks and live bands returned to the Gippsland Hotel in Sale for its third ‘party in the carpark’, GippyFest,...

Early checks can help battle prostate cancer

Stefan Bradley There’s no sugar coating prostate cancer risks for Gippsland men, and that’s why awareness is so important. Moss Mahony from the Prostate Cancer Support...

Pitman Award for McAinch

Gary McAinch was awarded the highly regarded RJ (Bob) Pitman Award at the 2024 annual meeting of the Macalister Research Farm Co-Operative, trading as...

Science Roadshow in Sale

The 2024 Science Roadshow rolled into Sale College last Thursday, inspiring the next generation of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) researchers. University of Melbourne...

Heyfield Ambulance Auxiliary president Hugh Stagg inducted to honour roll

Heyfield Ambulance Auxiliary president Hugh Stagg's unwavering dedication has earned him a spot on the Victorian Health Volunteer Honour Roll. Mr Stagg began his involvement...

Gold for Port Albert B&B

Boat Harbour Jetty B&B at Port Albert won gold at the recent Victorian Tourism Awards in Melbourne. The business was one of three from Gippsland...

Yarram Agricultural Show 2024 – more photos

More photos from the Yarram Agricultural Show. Full coverage of the Saturday show in last week’s Gippsland Times.  Finn from Stradbroke, aged four, on the...

Letters to the Editor: December 4 2024

Plan ahead this fire season AS we come into summer and what we know will be a challenging fire season, I am urging all Victorians...

From Gippsland to the world goes pop artist Thomas Headon

Aidan Knight FOLLOWING the release of his recent single 'Panic!', Traralgon-raised pop artist Thomas Headon surprised fans with a new seven-track EP, Wasn’t a Fighting...

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Algal bloom linked to fish deaths

People have been warned to avoid contact with the water in Lake Victoria after an algal bloom was detected. The Environment Protection Authority suspects the...

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